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A friend asked me this morning how New Zealanders celebrate Thanksgiving. I paused before reminding her it's an American holiday and...

Joe Biden's first speech as President-elect was a key milestone in the transition of power. Was it great? Possibly not. Was it coherent...

Growing up, there a quote my dad was quite fond of: When you ASSUME you can make an ASS of U and ME.

We need to understand the neuroscience of how and why people vote. We've got plenty of evidence that emotion wins over rational argument.

Politicians are caught in a huge cauldron of steaming ambiguity. 

Yesterday I put myself through a lot of pain. Three separate painful sessions to be exact. One was necessary (a dentist appointment), one...

Diversity and inclusion are on the agenda for organisations worldwide. The driver is for more fair and equitable outcomes. Or is it? The...

Last night two women went head to head in the Leader's Debate, one of many set pieces of a modern election campaign. Political analysis...

Is this possible? The question came up during our August 2020 presentation about our brains and bias. The answer: possibly not, but the...

Who knows? I certainly don't claim to. Phrases like the fiction of prediction; predicting the future is like pouring coffee into a cup...

Tuesday night Prime Minister Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield held an emergency press conference. New...

A few years ago, Simon Sinek came to the mainstream with The Golden Circle concept: Start with Why. In short, he states all organisations...

I've always been fascinated by hostage situations, and thought we must have a lot to learn from hostage negotiators. Then, I've thought -...

We're emerging or have emerged from lockdown. Some people are championing working from home. Personally, I was at home in a crisis trying...

At the beginning of the year, The Training Practice joined the #OneWord365 challenge: find one word that will help you set the tone for...